Charter03-10-05MinCity of Longwood
2004 Charter Advisory Committee
Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Wart Avenue
Longwood, Florida
MINUTES
March 10, 2005 7:00 P M.
Present: Chair Craig Vioillhen
Vice Chair Pam Holt
Member Daniel Burke
Membeber Autumn Doolong
Memr PMer Katauskas
Linda Goff, Ree Mmg See-etaty
I. CALL TO ORDER. Chair Vmdlooveo called the meeting to order at]:08 pm.
2. A PPROVAL OF M IN UTES: February 3, 2005 Regular Meeting.
Member Doulonga w dat'1'.10 pm.
Member Doulong moved to approve the minutes of February 3, 2005 as
pre' mad. Secnnded by Member Katauskas and cartit l by a uaammoas vmce
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. None.
4. RE VIEW OF CHARTER.
A. Reviewof Committee Recommendations
Chair Vaiol said he would like t each -ec endati made,
compare it to thec m Chart and confirm the...btce's desire to move
forward with these�recommendations.
Secli 01 -Corporate limits
Chair Vi oHoo wed the r ended changes. He then asked Member
Katauskas to read the third parag<aph with the rewm—ihl oh i,,,
Vine Chair Holt m ved to ceps the - endati wdelete the word
freer j e in tM1e third paragraph of Section 2.01. Seconded by Member
Katauskas and cartied by a nanimous roll call vote.
Section 2 02 - Annexation
Chair VanHeo awed the, ended changes. lb, dten read the
paragraph with the recommended changes.
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Member Katauska—oved m crept the r ended changes to Sea
2 02 as read. Seconded by Vice Chair Holt and cmid by a unammous
roll call vote.
Sect on 3 01 - Campos flan, Qual'ifcafions ofM—b—, Commission Diana ,
Election, Term of Otfce. Oath and Forfeiture.
Paragraph (b) Oual'fcafons of Comm ss'oaers
Chair VanHoovev reviewed the recommended changes w paragraph (b). He then
requested Member Doulong read paragraph (b) wah the recommended changes.
Member Katauskas suggested placing a period after the end of each numbered
sentence MW than a semi-wlov and deleting the word and following senteaw
number 3.
Member Doulong m ved to accept the recommended changes, placing a
period at the end of each numbered sentence and deleting the word arM e
the end of senence number 3. Sewnded by Member Burke and carried by
a unammous roll call vote.
Paragraph (c) C h' 1 C P1Stnctl
Chair VanHoovev reviewed [he recommended changes to paragraph (cj (3). He
asked Vice Chair Holt fo read aloud the paragraph incorporating the
recommended changes.
Vice Chair HOIt moved to aeeep[ the recommended changes to See[ion
3 01(o) (3). Seconded by Member Kaayskas and c,,i,d by aunavi—
roll call vote-
Paragraph(0 Q9L fOtfce
Chair Vavldooven reviewed dre reommended changes to paragraph (e), sewed
paragraph.
Vice Chair Holt moved to awept [he rewmmevded changes to the second
paragraph of 3 01(e). Seconded by Member Katauskas and carried by a
unammous roll call vole.
Secfon 3 OS - Prohibitions
(b) lnterferance W' h Adni n rtre on
Chair VanHoovev reviewed the recommended changes [o paragraph (b).
Member Doulongm ved to acept the Mai nofwordsa ended
in paragraph (b). Sewnded by Member Katauskas and corned by a
unammous roll cell vote
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Sect on 601 - Hudgd Message
Chart VanHooven reviewed the recommended changes to Section fi 03. He
requested Member Katauskas to read the paragraph as recommended.
Member Katauskas moved to accept the recommended changes. Seconded
by Member Burke and canied by a unanimous roll .11 vote_
Section 8.01 -City Elections
Paragraph (a) LS48LLIAS EI@olgns.
Chair VlN ,. en reviewed the recommended changes to paragraph (a). He read
the paragraph incorporating the recommended changes.
Member Katauskas moved to accept the rewmmended changes w
paragraph (a). S—ded by Member Burke and carried by a unanimous
roll call vote.
Section 8.02 - Candidate Qualifying Procedures
Chair VanHooven Hated the rewmmendation was to delete this section.
Vice Chair Holt stated it was moved rather then deleted
Discussion was held regarding renumbering ofthe remaining sections of Article
VIII or holding Section 8 C2 in reserve
It was the consans�ve ofthe Ch , Advisory Committee b, recommend
renumbering Section 5.03 to 8.02 and Section 8.04 to 8 03_
Discussion was held the paragraph (a) was recommended to be deleted and
paragraphi (b) was recommended to be moved undu Section 3.01.
Member Burke moved to accept the recommended changes to Section
8 02. Seconded by Member Doulong and carried by a unanimous roll call
Chair VanHooven moved to move forward all of the recommended
changes by the Clam,, Review Committee w be presented to the City
Commission as soon as possible. Seconded by Member Katauskas and
carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Chair VanHooven stated he would like the information to be presented to the City
Commission m the f rm of a memorandum.
Discussion was held.
It was the consensus ofthe Charter Advisory Committee that the
mendatione to the Chaser with Irrserf and delete be th, Cad to the
memorandum, as well as, the wrrespondence to and from the City Attorney.
Member Katauskas requested the memorandum to the City Commission be
forwarded to the members far their review. Hn funhe, requested that all members
of the -ittee sign the memorandum.
5. .ADJOURN. Chair VaNiooven adjourned the gat >:55 p.m
rni Vaoflooveo, Chair
ATTEST:
Linda F. Got'f, Recording S--q